a long Way Gone Chap. 17-18

WOW. Finally some chapters that almost everything seemed to go right for Ishmael. He gets a part of his child hood back from the walkman that Ester gives him and he becomes the spokesperson for Benin Home and the rehabilitation of child soldiers. This hope almost seems too good to be true, but after all the bad things that have happened to him it seems like he deserves it, hopefully it will last. And the story of how he had gotten shot in the foot and almost died was hard to read. And then he has to go and torture some rebels that probably had nothing to do with what happened to him. He has become someone no one wants to become, and you understand this with how his behavior is at Benin Home right now, he wants to change and go back to a relatively normal life. And finally, Ishmael finds part of his family, even if it is the part he has never met, his uncle Tommy comes and is ready to adopt him at anytime. If only I was certain that this was all going to last, but with how hard Ishmael's life is, I have my doubts.